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AceDSE · Paper · 2026.07

音樂
Music

Score Analysis, Critical Listening Plan and Composition Test

minutes75 minutes
marks30 marks
Attempted componentEnglish
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Sample-paper basis

sample listening papers, notation-heavy score extracts, set-work questions, composition and performance documentation

Scope of this paper

This print-compatible paper uses an original score and a structured listening task. It cannot reproduce secure examination audio, live performance or SBA; year-specific set works must be checked separately.

Candidate instructions

  1. Answer the score questions, complete the listening log with two recordings chosen by your teacher, and attempt the composition brief.
  2. Use bar numbers and musical terminology.
  3. Notation may be handwritten in the answer area.

Part A — Original score analysis

16 marks
𝄞4/4 · C major · motif xC♩D♩E♩G♩E𝅗𝅥D♩C♩G♩ A♪ G♪E♩ D♩G♩ B♩C𝅗𝅥IIV–Iii–VV7–I

Four-bar classroom reduction. Note names and functions are printed below for accessibility; analyse the notation and relationships.

1(a)
State the key and metre. Identify the harmonic function in bars 1 and 4 and name the cadence at the end.
[5 marks]
1(b)
Show how motif x is varied in bars 2 and 3. Refer to pitch direction, rhythm and sequence.
[5 marks]
1(c)
Propose one change in orchestration and one change in harmony that would make the return in bar 4 feel less conclusive. Explain the effect of each.
[6 marks]

Part B — Comparative listening log

6 marks
2
Listen to two teacher-selected recordings of the same piece or movement. Compare how tempo flexibility, articulation and balance shape the form. Record at least three timestamped observations and reach a judgement about which interpretation makes the structure clearer.
[6 marks]

Part C — Composition

8 marks
3
Compose an 8-bar continuation of the printed melody for a contrasting B section that can lead back to bar 1. Include one development of motif x, one non-tonic key area or modal colour, a planned texture, dynamics and a functional return transition. Add a 100-word rationale.
[8 marks]

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